RESUME: JOAN BECKER

EDUCATION

1998 - 2003Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Certificate Program
1997 - 1998Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Studio for Advanced Study
1964 - 1969Moore College of Art, Bachelor of Science in Art Education

EXHIBITIONS

2011 Gross McCleaf Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, One-Woman Show
2010 Gross McCleaf Gallery 40^th Anniversary Group Show
Art in the Open, Philadelphia, PA
2009 Moore College of Art and Design, Philadelphia, PA, Joan Becker in her Studio Exhibit
State Museum of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, PA, Art of the State Juried Show
Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, PA, Landscape Exhibit
2008 Gross McCleaf Gallery, Nature/Human, solo exhibition
2007 Woodmere Art Museum Annual Juried Show
Gross McCleaf Gallery Invitational “Still Life” exhibit
2006 Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA, A Juried Nine Artist Show
Mangel Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, One Woman Show
2005 State Museum of Pennsylvania, Art of the State Juried Show
Moore College of Art, 2005 Alumnae Show
2004 Mangel Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, One Woman Show
Mangel Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, Small Gallery Show
Mangel Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, Group Show
Moore College of Art, 2004 Alumnae Show
2003 103rd Philadelphia Water Color Society International Exhibit of Works on Paper
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts Annual Student Exhibition
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, 1301 Gallery Juried Show
2002 Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, 1301 Gallery Juried Show

PUBLICATIONS

Color for Painters: A Guide to Traditions and Practice, by Al Gury. Published by Watson-Guptill, New York, 2010, pages 30 and 31.
American Artist, January 2009, “Keeping Yourself &Viewers Engaged in your Art,” by M. Stephen Doherty, pages 30 to 37.
The Philadelphia Inquirer, Weekend, Friday, October 17, 2008. Review with photo by Victoria Donohue, pp.34.
Broad Street Review, Wednesday, October 8, 2008. Review with photo by Andrew Mangravite.
Art Matters, October 2008. Stand alone with caption, pp. 11.
Philadelphia Magazine Online, October 2008. Review with image.
New American Paintings, No. 63, May/June 2006, The Open Studio Press, four pages.
Philadelphia Magazine, April 2006, Standalone with Caption, pp. 50.
The Philadelphia Inquirer, Weekend, Friday, October 15, 2004. Review by Edward J. Sozanski, pp. 36.
Philadelphia Style, Prime Time for Art, October 2004. Review by Anne R. Fabbri, pp 62.

AWARDS

2007 Founder’s Prize, Woodmere Art Museum
2003 The Charles Toppen Prize for Drawing, The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts
The Philadelphia Water Color Society Prize, The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts
The Benjamin West Prize (Special Notice), The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts
Simone C. Titone Prize, The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts
The Eleanor S. Gray Prize for Still Life, The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts
The Irma H. Cook Prize for Excellence in Drawing, The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts
The Deena Gu Prize, The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts
The Gross McCleaf Gallery Prize in Memory of Estelle Shane Gross, The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts
The Women’s Board Prize, The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts
The Vermont Studio Center Residency, The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts
2002 The Deena Gu Prize, The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts
2001 The Plastic Club Award, The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts
2000 The Kaplan Award, The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts

RESIDENCIES AND GRANTS

2004 The Vermont Studio Center (Grant and Residency)
2003 The Vermont Studio Center (Grant and Residency)